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Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III

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Order of Sālote Tupou III
Ko e Fakalangilangi Ma’olunga ‘o Sālote Topou III
Commander's insignia
Awarded by King of Tonga
TypeOrder
Established28 June 2008
Royal houseHouse of Tupou
Awarded forPersonal services to the sovereign
StatusConstituted
Grand MasterTupou VI
GradesKnight Grand Cross (KGQS)
Grand Cross (GCQS)
Commander (CQS)
Member (MQS)
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Crown of Tonga
Next (lower)Royal Military Order of St George

Ribbon of the order

The Most Illustrious Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III is a knighthood order of the Kingdom of Tonga.

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History

The Order was established on 28 June 2008 by His Late Majesty King George Tupou V to commemorate the grand figure of his grandmother, Queen Sālote Tupou III, who, during the nearly fifty years of her government (5 April 1918 – 16 December 1965), had guided the state of Tonga to a substantial economical and social evolution.

The Order has been created as the principal civil reward for meritorious personal services to the sovereign. Above all, it is awarded as a Family Order for Tongan & foreign Royal Families.[1]

Classes

The Order consists of four classes:[1][2]

  • Knight Grand Cross (K.C.Q.S.) - Collar, Star, Sash, Miniature & Rosette
  • Grand Cross (G.C.Q.S) - Sash, Star, Miniature & Rosette
  • Commander (C.Q.S.) - Necklet badge from a ribbon, Miniature & Rosette
  • Member (M.Q.S.) - Breast badge from a ribbon, Miniature & Rosette

Insignia

The ribbon for the two upper classes is a 102mm sky-blue-ultramarine Sash (Ladies Sash approx. 74mm)

Knight Grand Cross

The Collar is a double gold chain, the centre-piece looks like being a gold knot, tied with a ribbon in the base (also gold). Moving upwards from the centre-piece on either side, a gold dove with its wings displayed and turned slightly towards the centre, alternating with the golden knot of the centre-piece. The Collar Badge is a deep-blue enamelled Maltese cross with a white edge, between each arm is a golden dove (from the collar) with a fleur-de-lis at the dove's claws. The gold central medallion has a raised bust of Queen Salote Topou III, also in gold. The dark-blue riband probably has the name of the order in gold capital letters, above the cross is a gold Tongan crown. The Star is an 8-pointed silver, silver-gilt and enamel faceted star, with the collar badge superimposed in the centre (minus the crown).

Grand Cross

The Star is an 8-pointed silver and enamel star, the collar badge is placed overall in the centre, the dove and the fleurs-de-lis are silver.

Commander

The necklet badge is similar to the collar-badge except, that the central medallion is silver-gilt, the riband is dark-blue with the legend in gold capital letters, all suspended from a gold Tongan crown.

The necklet ribbon is sky-blue-ultramarine and approx. 41mm .

Member

The breast badge is, as the Commander's class, in silver and enamel (above, except smaller and the suspended crown is silver).

The breast ribbon is approximately 38 mm (as above).[2]

Notable recipients

National recipients

Foreign recipients

References

  1. ^ a b "Gentleman's Military Interest Club" Forum Tonga Orders
  2. ^ a b John Duncan McMeekin's summary
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Royal orders presented at Palace". Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ Tongan stamp showing Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Order.
  5. ^ Tonga
This page was last edited on 1 December 2023, at 17:30
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